Oral health behaviors of children in low and high socioeconomic status families

Abed Al-hadi Hamasha; John J Warren; Steven M Levy; Barbara Broffitt; Michael J Kanellis

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Oral health behaviors of children in low and high socioeconomic status families

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Oral health behaviors of children in low and high socioeconomic status families

Abed Al-hadi Hamasha, John J Warren, Steven M Levy, Barbara Broffitt and Michael J Kanellis

Pediatric dentistry, Vol.28(4), pp.310-315

07/2006

PMID: 16903438

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Abstract

This prospective longitudinal study compared the patterns of oral health behaviors between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) families participating in the Iowa Fluoride Study for a period of 9 years. Information on oral health behaviors, including consumption of juices/juice drinks, soda pop, and powder-based drinks, dental visits, and tooth-brushing frequency, was collected longitudinally at periodic intervals from 6 to 108 months of age. Dental exams were conducted at 5 and 9 years of age. Classification of low socioeconomic status (SES; n=70) and high-SES (n= 128) children was based on baseline family income and mothers' education levels, with middle SES excluded. Low SES children consistently had significantly greater consumption of soda pop and powder-based beverages. There were, however, virtually no differences at any time point between groups in: (1) tooth-brushing frequency; (2) use of dentifrice; or (3) fluoride concentration in drinking water. Furthermore, the mean number of decayed and filled surfaces was significantly higher in the low-SES group. Results suggest that beverage consumption patterns are a key difference between high- and low-socioeconomic status families and could in part explain differences in caries experience between subjects of different SES. Modification of the pattern of soda pop and powder-based beverage consumption in the low-SES groups might reduce their caries experience.

DMF Index

Prospective Studies

Dental Caries - etiology

Humans

Child, Preschool

Feeding Behavior

Carbonated Beverages - adverse effects

Health Behavior

Social Class

Oral Hygiene - utilization

Dental Caries - epidemiology

Iowa - epidemiology

Surveys and Questionnaires

Child

Dental Care - utilization

Details

Title: Subtitle: Oral health behaviors of children in low and high socioeconomic status families
Creators: Abed Al-hadi Hamasha - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid. hamasha@just.edu.jo
John J Warren
Steven M Levy
Barbara Broffitt
Michael J Kanellis
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dentistry, Vol.28(4), pp.310-315
PMID: 16903438
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Dent
ISSN: 0164-1263
eISSN: 1942-5473
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; United States
Grant note: R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 07/2006
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Dental Clinic Administration; Pediatric Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9983917688102771

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